Braves vs. Phillies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 21, 2024

Expect a display of power when Marcell Ozuna (37 HR) and the Atlanta Braves (67-58) take on Kyle Schwarber (13 HR) and the Philadelphia Phillies (73-52) at Truist Park at 7:20 p.m. ET live on NBCS-PH. Ozuna and the Braves are -119 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup. Max Fried starts for Atlanta while Aaron Nola is Philadelphia’s starter for the contest.

Here is our preview for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Phillies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-119)
• Underdog: Phillies (-101)
• Over/under: 8

Braves vs. Phillies Betting Insights

• The Braves have been victorious in 55, or 54.5%, of the 101 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Atlanta has come away with a win 52 times in 97 chances when named as a favorite of at least -119 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 54.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Phillies have been the underdog on the moneyline 23 total times this season. They’ve gone 11-12 in those games.
• Philadelphia has gone 7-9 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -101 or longer (43.8%).
• The Phillies have a 50.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Braves vs. Phillies Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna is batting .309 with 37 home runs and 94 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Atlanta hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ozuna’s home run total ranks him third and his RBI tally ranks him fourth.
• Jorge Soler is batting .244 with an OBP of .340 and a slugging percentage of .438 this season.
• Alec Bohm paces the Phillies with 85 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .298.
• Alec Bohm ranks 115th in homers and ninth in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Bryce Harper is batting .276 with 27 doubles, 26 home runs and 61 walks.

Braves vs. Phillies Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
• Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.70 this year, third-best in baseball.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.230 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• The 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Phillies pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
• Philadelphia has the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.71).
• The Phillies have the fourth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.204).